A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Title Permissions issue allows malicious app to escape sandbox on macOS

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Title Permissions issue allows malicious app to escape sandbox on macOS
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-284
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Mon, 11 May 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe 26.5. A malicious app may be able to break out of its sandbox.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T12:06:11.860Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-28978

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T10:03:08.598Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-11T21:18:58.320

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:34:55.460

Link: CVE-2026-28978

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T14:00:13Z

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